13
DAWN
The hot water is a balm against my flesh, my throat has stopped bleeding, but my nerves remain on high alert. Draynor tried to keep me calm as Markula sank his teeth into me, but none of their powers are working well right now. I could feel Draynor’s heat against my side, his fingers on my thigh, but his presence could not bleed the anxiety from my veins. All I could do was inhale deeply and remain still.
I can’t relax with Era here, not all the way. He’s dangerous. And damn if he isn’t a little sexy. What is it about the bad boys? It’s ridiculous, really, a throwback to a time when the dangerous ones might be more likely to get you a little extra meat. I don’t need extra meat — I have four s*x-machine vampires at my beck and call. And they all love me.
But who says love and s*
